ATHENS, Ga. -- Starting Georgia outside
linebacker Cornelius Washington was arrested early Sunday near
Commerce, Ga., and charged with speeding and driving under the
influence.
Georgia coach Mark Richt said Sunday that Washington
will sit out the Bulldogs' upcoming games against Tennessee and
Vanderbilt following the arrest.
A Jackson County Jail spokesman said Washington, 22, was booked and
released on a $3,500 property bond following his arrest for suspicion of
misdemeanor DUI and driving 92 mph in a 55-mph zone on U.S. Highway
441.
Commerce police stopped Washington's 2009 Dodge Journey at
the corner of 441 and State Street and administered an Alco-Sensor test
to Washington -- who told the officer he had consumed "a couple of shots
several hours prior," according to the arrest report -- and a female
passenger, who was asleep in the passenger seat.
Washington
registered a 0.12 on the test -- exceeding the legal limit of 0.08 --
and failed a standard field sobriety test, according to the report. The
female passenger blew a 0.176 and was booked for underage possession of
alcohol.